What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Singapore and Thailand?

1 tertiary education, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Thailand?

19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Singapore vs Thailand: Start month of the academic school year

Singapore

4 tertiary education

in 2018

Thailand

5 tertiary education

in 2017

Singapore rank

154th

Thailand rank

153rd

Start month of the academic school year over time

Singapore
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 5 tertiary education against 4 tertiary education in Singapore, a difference of 1 tertiary education.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Singapore's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Singapore ranks 154th and Thailand ranks 153rd of 205 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4 tertiary education	5 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Thailand
2000s	4 tertiary education	5 tertiary education	1 tertiary education	Thailand
2010s	4 tertiary education	5.14 tertiary education	1.14 tertiary education	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher start month of the academic school year, Singapore or Thailand?: Thailand, at 5 tertiary education against 4 tertiary education in Singapore as of 2017.
What is the difference in start month of the academic school year between Singapore and Thailand?: 1 tertiary education, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Thailand?: 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2017.
How do Singapore and Thailand rank globally for start month of the academic school year?: Singapore ranks 154th and Thailand ranks 153rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Start month of the academic school year (tertiary education)
Unit: tertiary education
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 4,023 data points, 1991–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Starting month of the academic school year for tertiary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/